This tutorial was written by me in Paint Shop Pro X,

but can easily be done in other versions.

Any similarities to other tutorials is just a coincidence.

You will need a picture, a font and tubes.

 

Download my materials here

Plugins needed:

Penta.com

 

1. Open the image photo-city-view-3.

2. Duplicate the image - Shift + D - and close the original.

3. Image - Resize - 80 %. Resize all layers checked.

4. Layers - Promote Background Layer.

5. Layers - Duplicate.

6. Image - Mirror.

7. Set Opacity on this layer to 50 %.

8. Layers - Merge - Merge Visible.

9. Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius 20.

10. Effects - Plugins - Penta.com - Color Dot with these settings:

11. Open the tube mds2769phyramide.

12. Edit - Copy.

13. Go back to your image.

14. Edit - Paste As New Layer.

15. Image - Resize - 120 %. Resize all layers not checked.

16. Set Opacity to 50 %.

17. Open the tube rw-leopardandhercubs.

18. Edit - Copy.

19. Go back to your image.

20. Edit - Paste As New Layer.

21. Effects - Image Effects - Offset with these settings:

22. Effects - Reflection Effects - Feedback with these settings:

23. Set Blend Mode to Hard Light.

24. Set Opacity to 60 %.

25. Open the tube mds1755Karawane11.01.07pspimage.

26. Edit - Copy.

27. Go back to your image.

28. Edit - Paste As New Layer.

29. Effects - Image Effects - Offset with these settings:

30. Set Opacity to 40 %.

31. Open the tube SS_Child04_Tube.

32. Edit - Copy.

33. Go back to your image.

34. Edit - Paste As New Layer.

35. Image - Resize - 65 %. Resize all layers not checked.

36. Effects - Image effects - Offset with these settings:

37. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow with these settings:

38. Open the Text Tool and find the font African. Use a dark colour for background colour.

I used #4b2505. Use these settings:

39. Move the text like this:

40. Layers - Convert To Raster Layer.

41. Layers - Duplicate.

42. Activate the bottom text layer.

43. Effects - Reflection Effects - Feedback with these settings:

44. Activate the top text layer.

45. Set Blend Mode to Soft Light.

46. Set Opacity to 50 %.

47. Layers - Merge - Merge Visible.

48. Layers - Duplicate.

49. Image - Resize - 90 %. Resize all layers not checked.

50. Activate Magic Wand with these settings:

51. Click in the empty frame outside the image on the top layer like this:

52. Activate the bottom layer.

53. Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur - Radius 20.

54. Layers - Promote Selection to Layer.

55. Selections - Select None.

56. Effects - Reflection Effects - Feedback with these settings:

57. Layers - Duplicate.

58. Image - Mirror.

59. Image - Flip.

60. Set Opacity to 50 %.

61. Close the eye for the top layer.

62. Layers - Merge - Merge Visible.

63. Effects - Edge Effects - Enhance More.

64. Open the eye for the top layer.

65. Activate the top layer.

66. Effects - 3D Effects - Drop Shadow with these settings:

67. Repeat Drop Shadow with -3 in Vertical and Horizontal.

68. Add your watermark.

69. Layers - Merge - Merge All (Flatten)

Done.

 

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

Any questions or comments, please feel free to mail me.

 

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